Ends with Z

Workforce Woes

Juan Fernandez, Cecile Munoz, Shawn Meaux — Fri, 20 Feb 2026 15:50:06 -0800

Today, we are experiencing a stagnant, “low hire, low fire” job market that’s making both employers and employees very nervous. An emerging new trend tells us many people are not happy in their job and yet they are holding on to them because the fear and challenge of not having one is so much greater. People are simply becoming less hopeful. We address some of the factors causing it like the increasing impact of artificial intelligence and technology in every aspect of the workforce, and discuss how human plus technology is how we must proceed going forward. We also acknowledge a major milestone for our very own host, Juan Fernandez, who just celebrated 30 years working at CBS News Los Angeles! An improbability for most people who are already in the workforce and an inconceivable concept for younger people who are entering it. Juan reflects upon his professional journey that led him from Miami to Los Angeles, the different positions he’s had at CBS - surviving lay-offs and ownership changes - and how the job market has changed over the years.

Are You an Extrovert, Introvert, or Otrovert?

Juan Fernandez, Cecile Munoz, Shawn Meaux — Tue, 13 Jan 2026 12:55:46 -0800

We know that an extrovert is someone who gains energy from people while an introvert typically avoids people all together, but what is an otrovert? Coined by Dr. Rami Kaminski in 2023, an otrovert is an empathetic, free thinker who feels more comfortable being alone-“an outsider”-rather than feeling a sense of belonging to a group, despite their likeability and well-adjusted social skills. They value independence and personal meaning over conformity and need time alone to recharge after social events. In this episode, we do a deep dive into the traits and characteristics otroverts possess and how they differ from extroverts and introverts. And there was no better way for us to understand it then putting ourselves to the test …“the otherness scale test” to determine which group best describes our personality type and with some surprising results! Want to know where you fall on the scale? Take the test for yourself at https://www.othernessinstitute.com/the-otherness-scale/.

Wise Beyond Your Years

Juan Fernandez, Cecile Munoz, Shawn Meaux — Tue, 09 Dec 2025 16:04:53 -0800

Our “why” for creating the Ends With Z podcast was to share life stories and lessons and from them, provide tools and advice that our listeners can take to make sense of things, and hopefully, have a better life of their own. As we approach the end of another year, and we reflect on all that's happened in 2025 and prepare for a stronger year ahead, it's the perfect time to share and discuss some truly, sage advice from an unexpected but very important community. Dave Zoller is a Certified Financial Planner (CFP) and owner of Streamline Financial and in his amazing YouTube video, he brings us incredible life lessons from 70-year-olds for people in their 50s and 60s. These universal truths are so relevant that they matter for any age! Dave helps us frame our life into 3 vital areas (health, time & money) and into 3 stages (youth, midlife & after retirement). The mindset is simply brilliant and the advice powerful. Joins as we explore every stage, and grow and heal from the wisdom his firm has garnered from years of client interviews to show us what we can do now to slow down time, prioritize and maximize health, and leverage our money to experience a richer quality of life at every stage. Wise life lessons that we can apply today so we can live a healthier, happier, more fulfilled tomorrow.

Wise Enough To Let Go

Juan Fernandez, Cecile Munoz, Shawn Meaux — Tue, 25 Nov 2025 15:05:18 -0800

Many of us have a love/hate relationship with social media, but when we came across Durb Morrison’s thought-provoking Instagram post, “By The Age of 50 You Should Be Wise Enough To Let Go of These 20 Things”, it demanded a podcast. In this episode, Cecile, Juan, and Shawn get personal reflecting on each of the 20 life lessons and discuss where they still struggle with each. Is it a lesson learned or one in progress? Regardless of how old you are, understanding these 20 life truths will bring you wisdom and peace at every stage and step of your life.

Worth the Lipstick?

Juan Fernandez, Cecile Munoz, Shawn Meaux — Mon, 25 Aug 2025 14:35:47 -0700

Regardless of your sexual orientation, age group, or where you live, dating in 2025 is more of a don’t than a do. We are swiping left, swiping less, or not at all; many are simply tapping out. Face-to-face human connection has become so 2000. It is especially hard for straight women who long for romantic connection, but wind up empty-handed and left asking, “Are men worth the lipstick application?” In this episode, Cecile leads the discussion sharing her thoughts and personal relationship experiences as we discuss the stats and real-life realities of wanting and dating today.

Five Years of Flow: Our Ends With Z Journey

Juan Fernandez, Cecile Munoz, Shawn Meaux — Tue, 29 Jul 2025 16:27:06 -0700

Created from conversations among friends during the early days of the Covid-19 pandemic, we are proud to celebrate the 5-year anniversary of our Ends With Z podcast! In this milestone episode, Cecile, Juan, and Shawn reflect on their podcast journey, the evolution and impact of the show, the community it's built, and guests we've hosted and introduced. As the journey proceeds, we will continue to explore how we thrive as individuals, professionals, and members of a community through the lens of relationships, culture, and personal growth. We are so grateful for all of our listeners, at home and abroad, for being part of our Ends With Z community and for listening. Cheers to you and us!

You Got This!

Juan Fernandez, Cecile Munoz, Shawn Meaux — Tue, 20 May 2025 14:40:04 -0700

We had to keep this conversation going and go deeper, because your response was so overwhelming! Cecile, Juan, and Shawn continue the discussion on toxic positivity, opening up into their own personal and professional experiences, to find the nuanced nature and at times, hard to find places, it lives in personal relationships, corporate culture, American society, and family dynamics. The reality is that we all have experienced and have displayed toxic positivity at one time or another. Being conscious of how we show up and being authentic in our intentions, interactions, and responses to the people in our lives is the best way to provide what is truly needed and be supportive in difficult situations, rather than over-used, meaningless platitudes and phrases.

Is My Positivity Toxic?

Juan Fernandez, Cecile Munoz, Shawn Meaux — Fri, 02 May 2025 18:00:59 -0700

Nobody wants to be, or be around, a “Negative Nancy” or “Davy Downer.” The benefits of having an optimistic outlook improve our overall well-being as they boost longevity, help us bounce back from stress, and help regulate emotions. We are often instructed by society to be optimistic and stay positive, especially in American culture. But there’s a fine line between having positive attitude and toxic positivity. It becomes toxic when we ignore reality, suppress negative emotions, and try to be overly positive in every situation, regardless of what is really happening. In this podcast, LA Psychotherapist, John Tsilimparis, joins Cecile, Juan, and Shawn for a deep dive into this topic. We discuss what toxic positivity is, how to recognize it, and why we display it to others, and even to ourselves. John gives us tools we can use to give ourselves the space we need to feel our emotions and acknowledge reality, and have a watchful awareness to build resilience and be supportive.

Spring Awakening

Juan Fernandez, Cecile Munoz, Shawn Meaux — Tue, 18 Mar 2025 17:43:00 -0700

If you feel like you have been holding and hiding out just to get through the long winter days, it’s time to get up, get out, and start to let go. Spring is here! We jump start this new season of Ends With Z by setting and resetting intentions to embrace nature’s power of rebirth and awakening new energy within us. Spring invites us to be in flow with this season’s transformational power. The signs of change are happening around us. Embracing these shifts gives us the energy to step outside of our comfort zones, to transform our own lives, and to connect more deeply with nature, ourselves, our intention, and our community.

Finding Your Calm in the Chaos of Change

Juan Fernandez, Cecile Munoz, Shawn Meaux — Tue, 26 Nov 2024 13:52:37 -0800

Why does this Fall feel harder for so many of us? We know the end of the year is always challenging with the upcoming holidays and family obligations, but this year the elections added to our stressor – no matter who you are. We either view change as a threat, where we either go in to fight-or-flight mode or we accept change as a part of life and learn to adapt to survive and build resilience. How do we get from “I just can’t” to “I can handle this.” Los Angeles Psychotherapist, John Tsilimparis, joins the podcast to help us better understand our personal relationship with change and gives us ways we can learn to accept and make change work for us, to find our new footing, to recognize our own blind spots, and to not worry about the things that we cannot control. John gives us useful tools to keep our boundaries, manage difficult conversations and not sound weak, judgmental, dismissive, or harsh.

Find Your Ikigai! Here's Why

Juan Fernandez, Cecile Munoz, Shawn Meaux — Tue, 01 Oct 2024 17:18:22 -0700

Social connection is a basic human need that is essential to our overall health and wellbeing. But as the world evolves from technological advances and person-to-person contact becomes more limited, those feel-good hormones that we get from simply being together are being replaced by shorter attention spans, irritability, more isolation, and a greater sense of loneliness. It is up to each of us to find our ikigai, a Japanese word for what we call “a reason to live/to get you out of bed” every single day to create flow in your life. Flow is the place where your needs, desires, ambitions, and satisfaction meet. Psychotherapist, John Tsilimparis, is back as we continue our discussion on loneliness and what we can do to stop the actions that leads us down a path to a very sad and unhealthy life. John shares his professional wisdom and understanding, and leaves us with nuggets of information we can all use every day to help us find a path back to ourselves so we can find our flow.

Less Me Time + More Togetherness = A Healthier You

Juan Fernandez, Cecile Munoz, Shawn Meaux — Thu, 19 Sep 2024 19:51:53 -0700

We all need healthy alone time or “me” time for self-care and quiet, down time. It’s a good thing, right? The fact is that too much time alone can lead to loneliness, isolation, and experiencing a lack of connection with others. The U.S. Surgeon General, Dr. Vivek Murthy, in 2018 declared loneliness a global health threat and it has only worsened because of the isolation mandated by the pandemic. But COVID-19 is not the biggest culprit for why people chose more and more want to be alone and not engage with each other in person. Technology has revolutionized everything including how we see, experience, value, and prioritize being together – in real life. When we were asked to isolate for health reasons, the safety and protection that we felt from cocooning at home, withdrawing from others, and living life online for the convenience to communicate, order food/groceries, educate students, and work all have contributed to the massive increase in loneliness. Psychotherapist, John Tsilimparis, helps us connect the dots between our day-to-day activities, life/situational circumstances, emotions, technology/social media, culture, the environment and the loneliness that we are feeling today. For many of us, we are not even aware that the heaviness we feel, the insomnia, and “just not feeling the need to go out” is, in fact, loneliness. Join the conversation where John helps us find ways to decrease our loneliness by incorporating incremental behavioral steps like using good social media hygiene and prioritizing togetherness.

Trump, Kamala, and Your Pursuit of Happiness

Juan Fernandez, Cecile Munoz, Shawn Meaux — Mon, 05 Aug 2024 17:30:47 -0700

With less than 95 days until the election and all that has happened recently, the race for the presidency has shifted into high gear, already full of monumental, historic events and eliciting heightened negative emotions. Regardless of your political affiliation, all of it is making us unhappy on top of everything that we are dealing with in our everyday lives. According to Arthur Brooks, Professor of Management Practice at the Harvard Business School where he teaches course on leadership, happiness, and social entrepreneurship, happiness isn’t a feeling or conditional, it’s a direction anchored in faith, family, friendship, and work that serves others. Now more than ever, it is so important take into account your mental and physical well-being with everything we do, with every decision we make, with every action we take, and who we support in the voting booth. Your personal happiness depends on it.

The Holidays May Be Over . . .

Juan Fernandez, Cecile Munoz, Shawn Meaux — Wed, 24 Jan 2024 17:05:20 -0800

For many of us, the holidays are all about spending time with family. Whether merry, or just plain scary, the emotions and feelings we experience during the holiday season linger far after the decorations are down and resolutions are made. In this episode, Juan shares the almost “life changing moment” he had in how he handles the stress of going back home, his identity, and relationship with his family. Was it a Christmas miracle or the result of the awareness that parents are just people too? Above all, what is important to you is what matters most.

Just What The Chatbot Ordered

Juan Fernandez, Cecile Munoz, Shawn Meaux — Fri, 01 Dec 2023 11:50:19 -0800

The doctor is in! But what if the doctor isn't human? Our favorite psychotherapist, John Tsilimparis, joins the podcast as we discuss the growing impact of AI, and specifically AE (artificial empathy), in the medical field and in the most important aspects of our daily life. What is Chatbot Therapy? Can AE make us better humans or is it merely manipulating us? This technology can be a game changer for providing support for human doctors in assessing actionable treatment and dramatically increasing access to mental healthcare services. But with all of the progressive promise also comes the potential perils. The father of AI has sounded the alarm warning us that AI is growing faster than we can control or regulate it. Global security agreements and regulation must be established and implemented before it's too late to prevent artificial intelligence from outsmarting us all.

Breaking Down Barbie

Juan Fernandez, Cecile Munoz, Shawn Meaux — Mon, 07 Aug 2023 08:03:01 -0700

With a worldwide box office of $1B, there is no denying the massive appeal and success of Barbie, the movie that has become a movement. In this episode, Cecile, Juan, and Shawn breakdown Barbie, give their thoughts on the movie and the inter-generational, cross-cultural, and overall appeal of the iconic Mattel brand. They discuss how Director/Writer Greta Gerwig does a brilliant job introducing some heady societal themes in a hyper-visual, colorful, depiction that is entertaining yet nuanced on many levels.

Young At Heart Or An Old Soul? It's All Subjective.

Juan Fernandez, Cecile Munoz, Shawn Meaux — Fri, 30 Jun 2023 16:00:00 -0700

You are as old as you think you are. Studies have shown that we typically perceive ourselves to be from 7 years to 20% younger than our actual chronological age. This gap is called our subjective age, but are we just living in denial or is there a benefit to this kind of thinking? Preconceived notions that we each hold on aging may also be a predictor of our eventual, future reality. People who perceive themselves to be younger than they are typically lead healthier lifestyles, engage in more positive self-talk and self-care, and tend to be less depressed.

Manifesting Your Destiny

Juan Fernandez, Cecile Munoz, Shawn Meaux — Fri, 12 May 2023 17:26:28 -0700

You can’t have the life you want if you don’t know what you want from life. As children, we dream of the lives that we want, imagining our grown-up selves, careers, soulmates/families, and possessions. It all begins with your thoughts - believing that what you want is possible and attainable. But that will only get you so far. To manifest the life of your dreams takes work. It doesn’t just magically happen. It requires the right mindset, hard work, planning, pivoting, patience, and perseverance. Align your thoughts and attitude with your actions to get the results you want. In this week’s episode, Cecile, Juan, and Shawn share the journey from being a small town kid where nothing ever happens to living a life that they dared to imagined.

Ride Life's Waves Like The Ocean

Juan Fernandez, Cecile Munoz, Shawn Meaux — Mon, 24 Apr 2023 16:48:01 -0700

You’re not imagining it. Stress is making us anxious and it is effecting our thoughts, feelings, and physical bodies. Psychotherapist, John Tsilimparis, is back to explain the importance of identifying/managing stress and understanding how anxiety effects each of us differently. And, gives us a simple stress test ( a great tool – really) that we can take anytime to tell us the truth about our stress and its affects. Building emotional resilience is the key to adapting to change and going with the tide. We must choose to be like to ocean to ride every wave of life.

The Breakdown: How Stress Is Breaking Down Our Hair

Juan Fernandez, Cecile Munoz, Shawn Meaux — Tue, 18 Apr 2023 17:18:45 -0700

Stress affects us in different ways. For some, everyday stress makes it hard to sleep keeping us awake at night. It makes others eat too much or not at all. But did you know that stress can cause you to lose your hair? We breakdown the truth behind stressed-out hair and what we can do to save it. We welcome Trichologist and Celebrity Hair Care Specialist/Stylist, Shann Christen, to the studio to give us the true science behind hair loss, alopecia, and its connection to unmanaged stress, our diets, ageing, and our actions. He clears up hair myths and fallacies that are making our hair fall out and educates us step-by-step on simple ways to improve and restore our luscious locks. Cecile is living proof that it works. Listen in and start growing healthier hair!

Stressed Out! Stressed Out!

Juan Fernandez, Cecile Munoz, Shawn Meaux — Thu, 06 Apr 2023 14:20:21 -0700

To be human means you will experience stress at points in your life throughout the course of your life. It is part of the human condition that, if left unmanaged, leaves us gassed. Whether it’s because of work, family, weather, finances, loss, illness, or even the news and social media, we all experience stress and, it seems like today, we are more stressed out than ever. Lucky for us, April is Stress Awareness Month. In this episode, we share some of our own stressors we’re experiencing, discuss the importance of breathing and calming the mind, and emphasize the necessity of finding your own ways to unplug, unwind, and decompress to preserve your mental health and physical well-being.

Celebrating Valentine's Day on Your Terms

Juan Fernandez, Cecile Munoz, Shawn Meaux — Mon, 13 Feb 2023 17:34:26 -0800

This week we have the one and only John Tsilimparis, relationship therapist, in the house to sound off on our last 2 dating episodes with Indie and Jai. We dive into recognizing dating red flags in ourselves and with others, the importance of self-love and awareness, why it’s good to be both velvet and steel, and why doing exactly what you want this Valentine's Day is the healthiest thing you can do for yourself.

What Is Your Dating Pizza? Part 2

Juan Fernandez, Cecile Munoz, Shawn Meaux — Tue, 07 Feb 2023 16:57:07 -0800

The conversation continues with our 2 guests, Independence "Indie" Hall and Jai Pellerin, as we discuss how other generations are seeing dating, singledom, sex, and love. We’re getting deep and talking the real talk. Brace yourself and get ready to take a jump into dating pool!

What Is Your Dating Pizza? Part 1

Juan Fernandez, Cecile Munoz, Shawn Meaux — Fri, 03 Feb 2023 18:08:56 -0800

What do catfishers and your mom have in common? They’re both probably on dating apps. This week, we have 2 guests, Independence "Indie" Hall and Jai Pellerin, who say YES! They’re here to talk to us about how other generations are seeing dating, singledom, sex and love. We’re getting deep and talking the real talk in part 1 of a 2 part episode. Brace yourself and get ready to take a jump into dating pool!

Attractitude: Attitudes On Attraction & Dating In Today’s World

Juan Fernandez, Cecile Munoz, Shawn Meaux — Fri, 27 Jan 2023 08:28:50 -0800

This week, Juan and Cecile sit down for a “friend chat” to discuss their “attractitude,” aka their attitudes and philosophies on attraction, dating, and relationships. They’re diving into their dating history and examining what they’ve learned, what they’re looking for now, and what younger generations have to teach them. Grab a coffee, take a seat, things are about to get a little saucy.

The Luckiest Girl in the World

Juan Fernandez, Cecile Munoz, Shawn Meaux — Wed, 18 Jan 2023 12:30:00 -0800

Whether we were ready or not, we’re in 2023! Our kickoff episode to the year surrounds setting goals and intentions, being mindful of our thought processes, the importance of yearly closure, and why it only takes a glass of champagne to make you feel like the luckiest girl (or guy) in the world.

Let's Celebrate!

Juan Fernandez, Cecile Munoz, Shawn Meaux — Fri, 09 Dec 2022 17:00:00 -0800

This week is a BIG one for Ends with Z as we celebrate our 50th episode! Cecile, Juan, and Shawn reminisce on the beginnings of the podcast and recall some of their favorite show topics and episodes. This is also the time of year to celebrate the holidays with family and friends. But for some, it can be a time of emotional distress brought on by family triggers, holiday traditions, loss, and loneliness. We bring back our favorite, psychotherapist, John Tsilimparis, to help us navigate the 62-day, holiday season journey and give us tools that we all can use to make the holidays more joyous and less stressful this year.

Survival of the Friendliest

Juan Fernandez, Cecile Munoz, Shawn Meaux — Fri, 18 Nov 2022 15:42:00 -0800

We all love more of a good thing but are too many friends bad for you? Our favorite psychotherapist, John Tsilimparis, is back to wrap up our friendship series and he's bringing the science and deeply emotional reasons to answer all our questions. From what are the origins and importance of friendship, why it is the very thing that ensures our survival, how to find them and what we look for in a friend, and why you're not alone if you're having trouble getting yourself back out there after COVID. Grab a coffee, and sit with us as we eagerly pick John's brain on how to be a better friend.

Friend or Frenemy?

Juan Fernandez, Cecile Munoz, Shawn Meaux — Tue, 08 Nov 2022 18:22:34 -0800

What kind of friend are you anyway? Do you have close friends at work or just work acquaintances? Have you ever met a person who tried a little too hard to be your friend to learn later they only cared about your failure? Making and maintaining meaningful friendships is real work! It doesn't just magically happen. Join us for part 3 of our Friendship series where we talk about having friends at work, and ask how, why, and can we make friends at different stages of our life. We dish on what makes good boundaries and how to recognize and navigate the dreaded frenemy trap.

Friends & Colin Farrell . . . Such Is Life

Juan Fernandez, Cecile Munoz, Shawn Meaux — Tue, 01 Nov 2022 17:28:00 -0700

We continue our friendship series and dive deeper into making friends, keeping friends, and breaking up with friends. We talk about platonic love (or friends without those benefits), the modern concept of your soulmate also being your best friend, and why statistics say we’re failing at making friends and how to fix this. Join us as we spill the tea while we dish on our attachment theory in our relationships and debate why there may be a little bit of Colin Farrell in all of us.

“Tell Me Who Your Friends Are And I’ll Tell You Who You Are.”

Juan Fernandez, Cecile Munoz, Shawn Meaux — Wed, 26 Oct 2022 11:00:00 -0700

This week we dive into an underrated topic: the evolution of friendships. We get personal as we discuss the correlation between how we evolve as people and how our friendships evolve with us. What do you need from friends now versus when you are in your 50s, 30s, 20s, or in high school? Is your BFF today the same one you had 20 years ago? Do you even have a BFF? What friends do we need as our lives change? What purpose do they serve in real life vs. online? Exec. Producer, Shawn Meaux, joins the conversation as we start to explore the importance of friendship to our wellness, discussing what true friendship requires and what it looks like as we grow, why friendship breakups can be healthy, and why it might just be the greatest love of all.

Fan Focus: "I Quit! And I Couldn't Be Happier!"

Juan Fernandez, Cecile Munoz, Shawn Meaux — Thu, 29 Sep 2022 11:24:00 -0700

This week’s episode, we have a fan of the show with us, Carlos, a hard-working, financial services professional who recently left his job, having been in the industry 16+ years. He’s listened to every episode, but the recent ones on quiet quitting, grind culture, work/life balance podcasts, and self-advocacy really resonated with him. Carlos is here to talk to us about his own, real life journey in self-realization, what it finally took to get him to make the move, and why quitting is the best thing he’s ever done!

Hole-Hearted & Hopeful

Juan Fernandez, Cecile Munoz, Shawn Meaux — Tue, 20 Sep 2022 15:09:29 -0700

Are you an advocate…for yourself? These days, we’re all about supporting each other, but sometimes we forget to be there for ourselves. Join us this week as Cecile and Juan recap Juan’s recent health scare and why it reminds all of us at Ends with Z how important it is to be our own biggest advocates, when it comes to our health and wellness, and maintaining hope during times of uncertainty. And, in matters of the heart and our health, surrounding ourselves with a good support system, love (and sometimes even tough love) is the path to whole healing.

Secret Sauce, Hold the Cheese

Juan Fernandez, Cecile Munoz, Shawn Meaux — Fri, 19 Aug 2022 14:18:00 -0700

Do you have a secret sauce to life and are you willing to share it? This episode we talk about Juan's recent trip to Vegas for one of the nation’s biggest journalism conventions. We discuss how media careers and job needs have shifted and how we can make these changes work for all of us. From the younger one-person journalism band to teaching older generations the latest apps necessary to keep up with changing needs, we reveal why it's advantageous for everyone to help each other. We also discuss the dangers of toxic Queen Bee mentality and how to better balance the stresses of a changing workplace. Sometimes the secret isn’t in the sauce, it’s in the sharing.

Don't Grind, Unwind.

Juan Fernandez, Cecile Munoz, Shawn Meaux — Tue, 09 Aug 2022 15:26:54 -0700

This week’s episode, we discuss why “the grind” is overrated, how channel surfing can be good for your mental health, and what being a man, woman, and successful whole human looks like in today's world. How do you unwind? Taking just 5 minutes to chill out can help prevent you from being burnt out. Grab your slippers and a glass of wine, you won’t want to miss this one.

Is Grind Culture Grinding Us Down?

Juan Fernandez, Cecile Munoz, Shawn Meaux — Mon, 01 Aug 2022 12:58:55 -0700

The answer may depend on which generation you ask. With older ones having internalized it and younger ones glorifying it, grind or hustle culture has been around for hundreds of years and is embedded in the DNA of American exceptionalism. It is our work culture. For many, modern-day work culture involves working a regular job plus a side hustle, working multiple part-time jobs, or working well past 55+ hours per week in a full-time job. The truth is, left unchecked, grind culture can be harmful to your well-being and physical health, and is unsustainable as individuals and for corporations. But how do we stop grinding, when being overworked is often seen as a badge of honor with 4.2M Instagram posts tagged #riseandgrind, when society views it as a measure of success, or when some of us must work multiple jobs just to survive? With 1440 minutes in a day, the answer may be to take 5 of those minutes each day to make a conscious choice to power down, instead of always knuckling down. Start building your different work culture and get more out of life.

Lean Into Life

Juan Fernandez, Cecile Munoz, Shawn Meaux — Wed, 29 Jun 2022 15:27:16 -0700

Go with the flow, be like water, embrace change. They all mean the same thing: maintaining flexibility and leaning into change. We’re back this week to discuss what being adaptable means for each person, how to not fear change, and how to access your own flexibility for more happiness this summer season. Sit down, take a listen, and get ready to lean into change!

Rest, Relaxation, and Relationship Time . . . The New 3 R's

Juan Fernandez, Cecile Munoz, Shawn Meaux — Fri, 24 Jun 2022 18:02:12 -0700

Summer is here and that means vacay, baby! Yes, we’ve all had the wind knocked out of us lately with ever-increasing prices, especially when we fill up. So how do we get our three R’s: rest, relaxation, and relationship time, when everything is so expensive? The answer is proper planning while adopting a flexible mindset that embrace choices to maximize your experience and minimize the stress and cost. In this episode, we discuss staycations, family bonding, past travels, and current adventuring in a way that won’t break the bank but still allow us to dive into the three R’s with some insightful perspective and helpful tips.

All Work And No Play Means Time For A Vacay

Juan Fernandez, Cecile Munoz, Shawn Meaux — Tue, 14 Jun 2022 15:25:24 -0700

Taking time off shouldn’t be stressful, but it is for many, so much so that millions of vacation days go unused each year. Where is the line between being a hard worker and working all the time? It’s vacation time where the living is easy. Or it should be and can be, if we are flexible and plan properly. Do you take that trip to Europe we’ve put off that last 2 years or do we stay local to save money as gas prices continue to rise? This week’s episode, we dive into the idea of embracing flexibility this summer (and we don’t just mean on the yoga mat), having grace with ourselves and how life now (or what we at Ends with Z like to call Life: 2.0) is an opportunity rethink the idea of working hard, while taking necessary downtime to relax and recharge. How do we attain it? Hint: the answer may be in a 4-day work week and the convergence of traditional European ideals and American work ethic.

Metaverse or Metaconfused?

Juan Fernandez, Cecile Munoz, Shawn Meaux — Tue, 31 May 2022 16:35:57 -0700

While many of us are still trying to figure out what cryptocurrency is, the Metaverse has arrived. What is it exactly? Is it the Sims on steroids? Is it digital communal living? Virtual reality? Is it for socialization? Business? Education? Fitness? Well, if you're a novice like us, still scratching your head to understand the Metaverse, you'll want to tune into this episode where we break down the overall concept of Metaverse. We also discuss the Metaverse’s positive and negative implications for the digital world we're living in, the physical planet we are living on, and our well-being as humans living with both worlds. Hang on tight, folks, the future isn't coming . . . it's here!

Digital Detox

Juan Fernandez, Cecile Munoz, Shawn Meaux — Tue, 31 May 2022 16:35:51 -0700

What we consume is our world. And in California, we love our detoxes to keep our world healthy--juice cleanses, Keto, intermittent fasting, sweat chambers, sage burning--we love it all! But what about our digital diet? With all that we consume from our devices, it stands to reason that taking an occasional break to detox can be good for our well-being. Do you know how much you take in without thinking? In this week's episode, we discuss how to be more mindful of our digital usage and how we can cultivate healthy digital practices that help us live a better life, not just for ourselves but more importantly, for our children.

Digital Disruption

Juan Fernandez, Cecile Munoz, Shawn Meaux — Tue, 17 May 2022 15:45:03 -0700

Is your phone keeping you from reaching your goals? Iphones, Androids, Tablets and Watches. They’re all so “smart.” You need to keep track of your receipts? There’s an app for that. Need to see what restaurants are nearby? There’s an app for that. Want to “unplug” and calm down from your day? Yeah, there’s even an app for that, and it’s great! However, when does digital usage crossover from being productive to disruptive? The science is in, and it seems the very devices meant to make our lives easier are actually stressing us out and depressing us all. Join Cecile and Juan this week as they discuss this hot-button issue and reflect on what we all did before the internet and social media and how to find a healthy balance between being digitally engaged and humanly present.

The Cost To Be The Boss

Juan Fernandez, Cecile Munoz, Shawn Meaux — Mon, 14 Mar 2022 14:32:01 -0700

COVID-19 has rapidly accelerated many things in our society. Americans started new small businesses in record numbers during the pandemic, many fueled by being laid off or by just having the time and space to seriously contemplate their work and their personal lives. Now more than any time in history, the path to being an entrepreneur is easier than ever before because of the internet and the digitization of work and life. But there is a cost to being the boss, and that is accountability. In this episode, our producer, Shawn Meaux, joins the podcast where he and Cecile discuss their entrepreneurial boss beginnings and insights they have learned along their journeys. With the right mindset, you can turn your side hustle into the main dance with some hard work, a good plan, good luck, more hard work, more planning, and ultimately, doing and executing.

Hardwired To Thrive

Juan Fernandez, Cecile Munoz, Shawn Meaux — Wed, 23 Feb 2022 13:10:00 -0800

With everything we have experienced over the past 2 years, It seems we are all trying find more capacity to handle what keeps coming at us. How do we preserve in the face of adversity or constant change? The key is to be more resilient--to heighten our self-awareness of the things we cannot control and our responses to those things. It is the radical acceptance of the highest order. We are all born resilient and we can learn how to be more adaptive and reactive to not just survive but to thrive. This is how we are all hardwired, it is as an innate human ability for self-preservation and protection. Begin and end every day knowing, no matter what, you can get yourself to a place where you know you can handle anything, be it a small, everyday frustration or a full blown, major crisis. Our favorite psychotherapist John Tsilimparis, MFT is back to show us how to keep doing the work that will help us tap into our resilience and thrive.

Should I Stay or Should I Go?

Juan Fernandez, Cecile Munoz, Shawn Meaux — Mon, 07 Feb 2022 13:00:00 -0800

All of us know at least one person who quit their job within the last year and about twenty others who are really thinking about it. Many don’t have another job lined up before they quit – the one cardinal rule very few would ever dare to brake. But almost 9 million people between November and December did exactly that. They were just done. If you are not thinking about it, should you? And, if you are, is there a good or smarter way to do it, to make sure you are going to make your life better, feel happier, do more of what you love? In this episode, we help you really think about why you should go and how to make sure the grass is greener on the other side.

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/21/business/quitting-contagious.html

https://link.cnbc.com/public/26473621

Age Inappropriate

Juan Fernandez, Cecile Munoz, Shawn Meaux — Fri, 12 Nov 2021 12:05:43 -0800

We’re age inappropriate and loving it! Thanks to JLO, modern medicine and Botox, people say 50 is the new 30 and turning 40 no longer means doom and gloom. But why is that a good thing? Why are we all chasing youth; don’t you remember the acne, bad decisions and hangovers of your 20s? Because we, at Ends with Z, sure do! Maybe there’s a sweet spot? In this week’s episode, find out why 30 should actually be the new 50 (and why that’s a great thing), what Robert DeNiro and Anne Hathaway have in common, and how ageism is “so outdated.”

A Tale of Two Teachers: Back to School 2021

Juan Fernandez, Cecile Munoz, Shawn Meaux — Fri, 27 Aug 2021 14:25:22 -0700

Back to school is always a mixed bag of excitement, nerves, fears and change. Things are a somewhat better – we have vaccines and boosters too – but the tension and confusion, on top of a year and a half of living in a pandemic, has been a steep price for all of us to pay. We wanted to give voice to the human side of the hot-button issue of bringing kids back to school. Ends With Z revisits (from podcasts #13 and #14) two Title 1 School teachers -- Shannon Dunn from Lexington, KY, and Gennevie Deloney from Tucson, AZ-- to hear their experiences, thoughts, and perspectives on bringing children back to school for in-person learning as the Delta variant, mask mandates, the vaccinated and the unvaccinated, and vaccination mandates become the focus of and threaten school re-openings nationwide.

Power Shift: Employees in Control

Juan Fernandez, Cecile Munoz, Shawn Meaux — Wed, 21 Jul 2021 10:16:03 -0700

With the promise of higher vaccination rates, the U.S. economy continues to reopen. But as unemployment numbers drop, companies are having a hard time figuring out exactly how to get employees back to the office. Doing it safely because we are still in a pandemic is only one factor. While many company leaders prefer a return to the office, many employees want more flexibility in their work schedule, having experienced working in a remote capacity due to pandemic restrictions. A shift happened, and it’s increasing in strength, with employees holding more influence and power. The work itself, how we work, where we work/where we live, and why we go to the office has changed and will continue to evolve. Make no mistake, these changes were already happening and have only been accelerated by the pandemic. Companies, leaders/managers of every company will need to address them on an individual basis and must think differently to imagine a productive, sustainable hybrid/flexible work model that is effective for their company and their employees. There is no one-size-fits-all solution.

The Therapist Is In: John Tsilimparis, MFT

Juan Fernandez, Cecile Munoz, Shawn Meaux — Tue, 08 Jun 2021 18:09:06 -0700

We continue the discussion on how we adjust and readjust as we emerge from our homes and re-enter society. LA-based Psychotherapist, John Tsilimparis, MFT, joins the conversation to help us navigate the post-pandemic path to a new reality with less restrictions, masks, and mandates in a safer way that nurtures and supports our mental health and well-being.

Do We Hug? Masks Down, Awkward Up

Juan Fernandez, Cecile Munoz, Shawn Meaux — Mon, 07 Jun 2021 17:24:30 -0700

In this podcast, we’re diving into how many of us are moving forward in the wake of COVID-19 and redefining the new normal. Do we hug again? How about just an elbow bump? We explore what our worlds are looking like now that we’re emerging from COVID-19 and discuss why it’s okay if you’re not okay in part one of this two-part podcast!

Is The Juice Worth The Squeeze?

Juan Fernandez, Cecile Munoz, Shawn Meaux — Thu, 29 Apr 2021 13:18:01 -0700

In a follow up to our last episode, we continue the discussion on the effects the pandemic has had on personal and professional relationships from a millennial mindset as special guest, Ashley Hall, joins the conversation. Are the societal changes we are seeing permanent or just temporary? How are these changes experienced differently by each generation? Ashely shares her views as we unpack some of what she and her peers are experiencing and get their perspectives on personal relating, digital dating, hook up culture, “adulting”, and work/life balance/imbalance in this time of COVID, and what life might look like when we emerge from this forced hibernation and reset our lives on the other side.

Dating, Mating & Hibernating in Captivity

Juan Fernandez, Cecile Munoz, Shawn Meaux — Wed, 24 Mar 2021 15:00:00 -0700

Living through a pandemic has changed how we date, and even who we date. The very way we are relating to each other as humans has shifted and changed. A year, and more, of isolation forced us all to slow down, giving us time to focus on what truly matters. Time to think about what we want, how we want to be loved, lusted for in our relationships. So how has this year of almost no human contact affected us as individuals and in our relationships, both, casual and intimate? How has the act of finding the “one” or just “someone” or going on an actual date changed and have those changes permanently changed us? As more people are vaccinated and things open up more this Spring, are we going to rush back into our relationships, are we going to see them in a different light, or will we be looking for more? In this episode, hosts Juan and Cecile get personal as they address these questions while discussing how the pandemic has affected some of their most personal relationships.

Grow Towards The Light

Juan Fernandez, Cecile Munoz, Shawn Meaux — Fri, 05 Feb 2021 11:00:00 -0800

One thing that life continues to teach us is the contrast that is inherent in it. Good and bad. Dark and light. You cannot truly appreciate one without knowing the other. We made it through 2020 of what felt like a year of never-ending darkness, but just like plants, we grow towards the light. The vaccine rollout is bringing us hope in conquering COVID-19 as a new administration takes office and a new sense of optimism begins to take shape as we return to the life we've missed. Executive Producer, Shawn Meaux, joins the podcast conversation as we discuss the holidays, the insurrection, the inauguration, and other events that we experienced during our hiatus, as well as our hopes and takeaways as move forward into the light of 2021.

What We Learned in 2020

Juan Fernandez, Cecile Munoz, Shawn Meaux — Tue, 08 Dec 2020 13:59:00 -0800

2020 has been one for the history books. Literally. No one would have imagined when we rang in the New Year on January 1 that we would be in for such a wild ride. As we reflect on all that has happened this year, we immediately think about all the things that we didn’t get to do, the things we were allowed to do, all we witnessed, participated in, modified, and canceled. We all experienced just about every possible emotion – almost daily. What lessons have we learned this year that will make us better human beings? We know will be dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic when we toast in 2021. How do we find more strength, hope, and happiness to keep us moving forward? In this podcast we highlight some of the lessons we have learned, changes we made, and behaviors we adapted in 2020 that we can use to help us better navigate our journey through and beyond this pandemic.

Grateful Not Grinchy this Holiday Season

Juan Fernandez, Cecile Munoz, Shawn Meaux — Fri, 13 Nov 2020 11:50:00 -0800

“What are you doing for the holidays?” makes some people feel like downright Grinchy while others are giddy with joy, and that is in a normal year. The holiday season this year will be very different for all, and painfully tough for many. Unimaginable losses, fear, uncertainty, and loneliness are creating levels of anxiety and depression, in even for the strongest among us. For others, the pain and effects will be much deeper and longer lasting. None of us have gone through this before – ever! How can we set ourselves to not only survive but thrive through this holiday season? John Tsilimparis, MFT is back this week with great advice and tools we can use today to preempt the shock of how different, and weird, the holidays will be and helps us refocus on the true spirit of the season.

Reimagining Holiday Happiness

Juan Fernandez, Cecile Munoz, Shawn Meaux — Fri, 30 Oct 2020 14:57:35 -0700

With the holidays quickly approaching, we thought that now is the perfect time to start to envision what the holidays can and will be, when so many of the traditions and gatherings that we are used may not be available to us this year. We have a unique opportunity to work from a clean slate to destress the entirety of the holiday season and to reimagine what our holiday happiness looks in 2020, starting with Halloween. In this podcast, we discuss our own plans for the upcoming holidays, new traditions that we are planning to start this year, and tips that we all can use to help make this holiday season one we will remember despite the pandemic.

Dream Catch and Release

Juan Fernandez, Cecile Munoz, Shawn Meaux — Thu, 15 Oct 2020 12:00:00 -0700

As children, we dream big and believe that we can be so many things when we grow up. Gameshow host, doctor, lawyer, nun, a Jackson. The fearless optimism that we possess innately when we are young seems to fade away for many of us as we mature. As life unfolds, our dreams are pushed away or put on hold. But what happens to a dream deferred or to the desires that led to our dreams? Did “I want to be and I believe I can” shrivel up and die like a raisin in the sun? Or did life’s journey change their course? The loss and uncertainty we are experiencing from the pandemic has prompted many of us to look inward to examine our lives, our work, our values and our dreams and to make some major life changes. While the challenges we are experiencing now are great, this new reality has giving us a tremendous opportunity to make necessary mental changes to reimagine. What are your dreams? What would you change, do, or try if you believed your dream can be your reality? How do we get back to that childlike state of wonder?

Discomfort Not Danger: Surviving the COVID Mind

Juan Fernandez, Cecile Munoz, Shawn Meaux — Tue, 29 Sep 2020 16:30:00 -0700

We are all living with massive uncertainty and fear every day caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, unprecedented unemployment, and civil unrest. Our minds are overwhelmed with the stress and anxiety at the upending of every aspect of our lives. This COVID Mind has kicked us out of our comfort zone and our life as we knew it. What is all this doing to our minds and our bodies? In this podcast, Los Angeles-based Psychotherapist, John Tsilimparis, MFT, joins us once again to help us understand what is the COVID Mind; what the short- and long-term effects all of this stress is having on us. How do we help ourselves and our children cope with uncertainty? He gives us tips and tools he uses to help us focus and calm our fears and emotions. He also walks us through a mindfulness exercise we can all use anytime to access and activate our “boss mind” to create our new comfort zone where our mind and body can get through even the most fearful times.

This Is a Story About Control: Life's Autopilot Mode

Juan Fernandez, Cecile Munoz, Shawn Meaux — Wed, 23 Sep 2020 10:00:00 -0700

To live on autopilot is to live unconsciously through parts of our life. The human ability to switch to autopilot mode is a self-preservation, survival mechanism. We are all born with it. It enables us to filter and prioritize what bombards us as we go through our day so that we can cope, focus, and make decisions. In this podcast, we talk to Dr. John Tsilimparis, a Los Angeles-based Psychotherapist and Huffington Post contributor, to understand what it means to live on autopilot—how we do it, why we do it, and how it affects the decisions we make. He shows us how to be more mindful in order to recognize if our autopilot is on or off. He also gives us tools and tips we can use to help us be in better control of it and to live a more balanced life.

Your Voice, Your Vote, and Our Democracy: Voting Power - Part 2

Juan Fernandez, Cecile Munoz, Shawn Meaux — Tue, 15 Sep 2020 19:00:00 -0700

This week, we continue our discussion on why we must all vote and the responsibility that we as Americans have in order to live in this democracy. Having a government that is truly representative of its citizens requires the active engagement and participation of all Americans, from Generation Z to the Silent Generation and everyone in between. Every vote matters. We the people are the power, have the power, and our votes give the power to the elected public servants. It all starts at the local level, where the decisions we make of local leaders we elect at the ballot box impact our daily lives the most. All elections matter and the results effect all of us. Your political views and affiliation are your right, flexing your power by running for office, by voting in all elections, and by holding our elected officials accountable is what we must do in order to keep this republic. It is your duty as an American. There is no other way.

Your Voice, Your Vote, and Our Democracy: Voting Power - Part 1

Juan Fernandez, Cecile Munoz, Shawn Meaux — Wed, 09 Sep 2020 14:17:23 -0700

Voting is a personal act, but it is also your obligation to your family, your community and your country. It has broad, societal consequences. Your vote matters. It does make a difference and it gives the people the power to choose who we put in power over us. To believe otherwise is self-suppressing your own voice, vote, and power. As we countdown to the 2020 Presidential election which is just weeks away, it is the perfect time to talk about the importance of why you must vote. Having your voice heard and safeguarding our great American democracy will only happen with your active participation and engagement.

The Power of Yes, Adaptability and Compassion in Action: Nurse Mary's Story

Juan Fernandez, Cecile Munoz, Shawn Meaux — Tue, 01 Sep 2020 12:15:53 -0700

Though used to handling emergency situations, nurses are being tested as true front line soldiers battling the Coronavirus pandemic across the country. We all think a nurse is a nurse is a nurse and that they are prepared to handle anything--even an unknown pandemic. This is not the case. Nurses are having to adapt, adjust and execute in real time to do their jobs with accuracy and empathy. In this podcast, we talk to Mary Catherine Madden, a New York City nurse practitioner with 34 years’ experience, who shares with us lessons she has learned while dealing with the CORONA-19 crisis as it peaked in New York City and her advice for us as we go forward. In a time when we seem to trust no one, we trust nurses, and this is why.

Keep Calm and Carry On: Teachers - Part 2

Juan Fernandez, Cecile Munoz, Shawn Meaux — Mon, 24 Aug 2020 16:07:51 -0700

Our series Keep Calm and Carry On: Teachers continues this week with Part 2. In Part 1, we learned more than a thing or two from teacher Shannon Dunn who shared with us exactly how high the personal and professional cost has become for teachers during the Covid pandemic as she prepares for the upcoming school year. In Part 2, we talk to Gennevie Deloney, a kindergarten teacher at a Title 1 school in the Phoenix, AZ area that includes a large population of at-risk students. Even with 20 years’ experience, the challenges of this new reality of constantly changing policies and procedures make this Fall seem like every teacher’s first year of teaching. Balancing the challenges of virtual teaching with the emotional well-being and safety of her students is a daily battle, but never more rewarding for her as she strives to make a difference in the lives of every student to let them know they still matter.

Keep Calm and Carry On: Teachers - Part 1

Juan Fernandez, Cecile Munoz, Shawn Meaux — Tue, 18 Aug 2020 11:30:00 -0700

Teachers are considered to be first responders, providing the vital service of caring for and educating our children. They are keeping calm and carrying on preparing and planning for multiple education scenarios of virtual/distance learning, in-person, or hybrid models to provide and care for their students during this uncertainty and fear caused by the pandemic. In Part 1 of our podcast highlighting teachers, we check in with Shannon Dunn, an elementary intervention teacher in Lexington, Kentucky with 26 years experience, to see how she is doing and discuss her thoughts, concerns and hopes for her students and their parents.

Accessing Happiness

Juan Fernandez, Cecile Munoz, Shawn Meaux — Wed, 05 Aug 2020 13:55:45 -0700

Happiness is not just happenstance. Even in "normal" times, to be happy is an ongoing task requiring ones active engagement and participation in order to be achieved. In unprecedented times like these with so much pain and uncertainty, finding ways to access ones happiness is more important now than ever. Happiness starts with the individual but needs a supportive environment to thrive. In this podcast, we talk about what happiness means to us as Americans on a community level, how we compare to the other parts of the world in terms of happiness, and how you can access more happiness on an individual level from your work life to your personal life.

Courage and Gratitude

Juan Fernandez, Cecile Munoz, Shawn Meaux — Tue, 28 Jul 2020 16:00:00 -0700

At its essence, courage is the ability to do something that frightens us, but we realize that it's much more than that. In this episode, we discuss if courage is something that we are born with, why it is hard for some people to access, how we can develop it, and how we can strengthen it. We also talk about how gratitude, which much like courage, is a muscle that we can consciously build, exercise, and flex to access the benefits that having a thankful heart provides for your well-being.

Fall Into The Gap Year

Juan Fernandez, Cecile Munoz, Shawn Meaux — Tue, 28 Jul 2020 16:00:00 -0700

With uncertainty of the status of in-person college classes occurring in the near future, more and more students and parents are considering deferring college admission for a year until the traditional college experience hopefully will be possible. Known as a gap year, in the past for many who took a gap year, this time off was a privileged option rather than a necessary precaution. Is taking a gap year right for everyone? What should be considered making a decision? Are all gap years created equal?

Passion and Purpose

Juan Fernandez, Cecile Munoz, Shawn Meaux — Mon, 20 Jul 2020 13:48:52 -0700

Following your passion is a phrase we hear constantly, but is that possible for everyone? What does passion mean to you? Does everyone have a passion? In this podcast we engage in an animated discussion about the nature of passion, how it differs from purpose, and the importance of both passion and purpose for today’s society and future generations. We also talk about some of the things we are passionate about with our special guest and Executive Producer, Shawn Meaux.

Social Soap Box

Juan Fernandez, Cecile Munoz, Shawn Meaux — Mon, 20 Jul 2020 13:48:47 -0700

Words have power. Standing on your soap box in the town square to get you message across in the old days now has the immediate distribution and far-reaching power of a TV network in the digital age of the internet and social media. Tune in as we discuss the power of the social soap box, callout and cancel culture, the power of words or silence (positive and negative), and the consequences that result.

AI & Us

Juan Fernandez, Cecile Munoz, Shawn Meaux — Mon, 20 Jul 2020 13:48:43 -0700

AI, or artificial Intelligence, is not a future state possibility, it is a present day reality. But what is it and how is it affecting us as humans? With technology advancing faster and faster each day, the effects of AI, automation, and machine learning are far reaching and here to stay. In this podcast, we have a topline discussion about artificial intelligence and how it is changing society, the future of work, and the very essence of what it means to be human.

EQ, IQ, and the Human Condition

Juan Fernandez, Cecile Munoz, Shawn Meaux — Mon, 20 Jul 2020 13:48:38 -0700

EQ is emotional intelligence, which is gained through self- and social awareness and the ability to recognize emotions and their impact on yourself and others. In this podcast, we engage in a lively discussion on the importance of emotional Intelligence, what it is, where it comes from, how it is developed, the impact it has on the human experience, and why EQ awareness matters now more than ever in both our personal and professional lives.

Emotions

Juan Fernandez, Cecile Munoz, Shawn Meaux — Mon, 20 Jul 2020 13:48:31 -0700

Emotions are energy set in motion by our thoughts as they move through our bodies and to the outside world. Tune into this podcast as we dive into our emotions, discussing from where they originate, how they influence our thoughts, and how to manage our emotions before we choose the actions that we take.

Relationships

Juan Fernandez, Cecile Munoz, Shawn Meaux — Mon, 20 Jul 2020 13:48:20 -0700

At its core, a relationship is an exchange and connection/bond from one individual to another or to a collective. In this time of uncertainty, social change, and the pandemic, our relationships have been tested like never before. In this podcast, we discuss exactly how our relationships—with ourselves, our partners/spouses, families, friends, and co-workers—are being tested. We look at the positive and negative implications and consequences that today’s crises are having on our relationships.

What’s Your Superpower?

Juan Fernandez, Cecile Munoz, Shawn Meaux — Mon, 20 Jul 2020 13:47:39 -0700

What if your job has changed dramatically or is not there as a result of the pandemic? What will you do? Understanding your own personal superpower is key. Knowing and cultivating the core foundation of your skills (what you are good at) and having the ability to adapt, learn, and engage are superpowers we can all access, develop, and harness.

Social Distancing

Juan Fernandez, Cecile Munoz, Shawn Meaux — Mon, 20 Jul 2020 13:47:34 -0700

With our personal space now increasing to 6 ft. because of COVID-19, we break down the term social distancing in this podcast—how it is defined, how it affects us emotionally, what the lack of human connection does to the social being, how we can minimize the negative consequences of being socially distant, and the surprising positive aspects that have arisen. And why it matters to remain socially engaged while being physically distant.

Introducing Ends with Z with Juan Fernandez and Cecile Munoz

Juan Fernandez, Cecile Munoz, Shawn Meaux — Mon, 13 Jul 2020 13:16:57 -0700

Welcome to our Ends with Z 101 episode—your introduction to our podcast. Ends with Z Podcast will discuss an array of topics from A to Z on how to thrive in life, as an individual, in your personal and work life, and as a community. Meet hosts Juan Fernandez and Cecile Munoz and learn how this podcast came into being and why we think it matters.